Anthrocon 2006 (repost) [Part: 1]

[foxgrrl]

Anthrocon 2006 I think that this marks one of the turning points of my photographic style. This is where I felt like I was starting to get acceptably good at this type of photography. br As usual, these are just random, impromptu people and things I saw that looked cool. This time the NEFs have been processed with Adobe Lightroom, and tweeked in my usual ways. (Back in 2006 I was still using Apple's Aperture) (I was also still using a Nikon D50, with a f/1.8 lens.) D50, photo, June 2006, Anthrocon, furry, convention, Westin Hotel, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Julia Wolf Julia Wolf image/jpeg 2006 5dsc_8728_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8730_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8739_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8790_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8819_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8826_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8827_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8869_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8877_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8882_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8883_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8885_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8893_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8900_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8905_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8906_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8913_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8916_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8921_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8926_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8930_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8941_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8955_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8991_681x1024.jpg5dsc_9011_681x1024.jpg5dsc_9084_681x1024.jpg5dsc_9087_681x1024.jpg5dsc_9095_681x1024.jpg5dsc_8789_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8848_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8900_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8901_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8903_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8925_1024x681.jpg5dsc_8966_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9010_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9015_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9020_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9036_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9042_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9050_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9075_1024x681.jpg5dsc_9106_1024x681.jpg
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I think that this marks one of the turning points of my photographic style. This is where I felt like I was starting to get acceptably good at this type of photography.

As usual, these are just random, impromptu people and things I saw that looked cool.

I've already posted these before (two years ago), so I don't have to think very hard about which ones to post now. This time the NEFs have been processed with Adobe Lightroom, and tweeked in my usual ways. (Back in 2006 I was still using Apple's Aperture) (I was also still using a Nikon D50, with a f/1.8 lens.)

I'm still not sure if I'm going out to Anthrocon 2008 next week.

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Comments

[anaisdjuna.livejournal.com]

Hiya.

Feeling better?

You look so different in that pic, but very cute! :-)

Purrin' thingz,

Adj.

[foxgrrl]

Feeling relatively better, still a bit sick though. I'll have to post some old photos of me if I can find them.

[anaisdjuna.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it! High fevered hallucinations and wondering if your organs are failing didn't sound good. *solemn nod*

I'd love to see old pix of you :-)

This icon is me on BART in 2002ish 3. :-)

[mantic-angel.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I love the angles in a lot of these. They capture some really interesting vibes. The one on the escalator especially grabbed my attention in this regard (5dsc_9011_681x1024.jpg)

As always, love seeing your pictures. Thank you for sharing them :)

[foxgrrl]

This was from when I was still dropping down on the ground and shooting up at people from below. I literally would sometimes lay on my back to compose a shot. I don't do that much anymore… I think. (Mostly because of apathy really.)

That's mmsword in the escalator — You can't tell from the photo, but he's going backwards up the up escalator — How contrarian!

[tracerj.livejournal.com]

I think the very first of these is the best, actually. The composition of it seems really strong to me, the white and black and how it plays out in everything. Was this an aware-of-photo pose, or spontaneous?

Also... I hope to see you at AC, but if not, perhaps later. I'm almost tempted by MFF this year... maybe.

[tracerj.livejournal.com]

Also... the last of pic the set is extremely awesome also. The focus really makes it work.

[foxgrrl]

Was this an aware-of-photo pose, or spontaneous?

Sort of both. She [regieeuronymous] knew I was taking her picture, but I managed to catch her not posing.

[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

AC06 was my first furry con ever. I wouldn't have known to look for you back then. Judging by the pictures you had a different con than mine :)

[vega-33.livejournal.com]

Aha! So you do break your cardinal "no flash" rule occasionally I see? ;-)

The pics are great. Good to see though that my camera isn't the only one that gets pretty grainy as it gets up to ISO 1600. Also, amazing light effects on 8827! I'm curious what you generally follow when deciding on ISO/aperture etc., and how you generally keep the camera still on exposures like that 20 second one of the bridge. Now that I have CHDK on my camera I can start using things like long exposure times.

[foxgrrl]

These were taken back when I was still lugging around a bunch of camera gear. So I had a tripod with me for the long exposures. This was also on the tail end of my flash experimentation era. After this point, I only ever used flash when I was doing macroscopic work (such as that lizard here).

On 8827, I had greenbriar (I think she was) stand next to a neon sign. I want to reprocess 8826 though, because I white balanced it too green, and I think it looks much better with a red/orange tint.

I don't remember exactly what my heuristics for ISO/aperture were at the time. Right now, it's to shoot at the highest ISO possible. For people I shoot at f/1.4, for things that need to be sharp, either f/4 or f/8 if it's bright, if I still need the background blurred, but more sharpness, I'll use f/2.8 . (The 50mm f/1.4 lens I always use is sharpest at f/8, not at f/16 (though everything will be in focus).) I do everything hand held, so if the shutter speed hits 1/50s I start bumping up the ISO. If the ISO hits 3200, and I'm at f/1.4, then I start bumping the shutter speed up. I can hold my hand perfectly motionless for 1/10s if I concentrate.

[espiritkat.livejournal.com]

Furries! :-D

I love your photos Julia!

[foxgrrl]

I'm thinking that the odds are better than 50%. Let me work out some details today…